| Characteristics | Total | Less than 10 employees | 10-24 employees | 25-99 employees | 100-999 employees | 1000 or more employees | Less than 50 employees | 50 or more employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28.6% | 22.0% | 35.7% | 37.3% | 29.3% | 22.8% | 28.5% | 28.6% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 26.1% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.4% * | 33.2% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 21.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.9% | 21.8% |
| Construction | 32.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.7% | 42.6% |
| Utilities and transp. | 21.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.8% * | 22.2% |
| Wholesale trade | 30.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.1% | 31.3% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 27.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.7% | 25.9% |
| Retail trade | 38.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36.3% | 41.4% |
| Professional services | 32.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.5% | 33.1% |
| Other services | 26.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.0% | 29.5% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 29.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.6% | 29.8% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 23.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.3% | 23.1% |
| Nonprofit | 27.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.7% | 28.5% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 36.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 37.5% | 33.6% * |
| 5-9 years | 27.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.8% | 23.8% * |
| 10-19 years | 29.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.5% | 31.5% |
| 20 or more years | 27.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.0% | 28.2% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 26.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41.9% | 25.7% |
| 1 location only | 30.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.9% | 35.0% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 32.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.7% * | 53.6% |
| 25-49 % | 32.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.5% * | 35.9% |
| 50-74 % | 29.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.2% * | 33.1% |
| 75% or more | 28.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.2% | 27.8% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 31.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.3% | 33.3% |
| Has union employees | 17.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.6% * | 18.6% |
| Unknown | 23.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.1% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 29.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.1% | 35.5% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 28.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.5% | 27.9% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2013 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.
** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.
| Characteristics | Total | Less than 10 employees | 10-24 employees | 25-99 employees | 100-999 employees | 1000 or more employees | Less than 50 employees | 50 or more employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1.25% | 4.09% | 3.67% | 1.61% | 2.95% | 1.89% | 1.89% | 1.56% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 9.92% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.78% * | 8.35% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 3.31% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.82% | 5.36% |
| Construction | 5.65% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.28% | 9.20% |
| Utilities and transp. | 3.88% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.75% * | 4.21% |
| Wholesale trade | 6.66% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.15% | 5.89% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 3.68% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.30% | 5.91% |
| Retail trade | 3.92% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.45% | 2.90% |
| Professional services | 1.66% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.62% | 2.44% |
| Other services | 1.71% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.56% | 1.76% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 1.23% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.96% | 2.15% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 2.53% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.28% | 4.98% |
| Nonprofit | 3.07% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.88% | 3.20% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 8.34% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.12% | 11.58% * |
| 5-9 years | 4.47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.15% | 9.97% * |
| 10-19 years | 3.70% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.57% | 7.13% |
| 20 or more years | 1.29% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.12% | 2.45% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1.64% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.97% | 1.60% |
| 1 location only | 1.38% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.77% | 3.82% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 8.10% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.52% * | 8.48% |
| 25-49 % | 6.07% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.33% * | 6.14% |
| 50-74 % | 4.14% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.87% * | 6.60% |
| 75% or more | 1.53% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.24% | 1.68% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 1.42% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.90% | 2.95% |
| Has union employees | 2.82% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.27% * | 3.07% |
| Unknown | 3.89% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.80% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 2.87% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.31% | 2.24% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 1.35% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.07% | 1.68% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2013 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.
** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.